How do you copy Teams message without time and sender information?

Anonymous
2022-06-14T11:30:21+00:00

I want to triple-click a message, copy it to the clipboard, then paste it in whichever application, and I don't want to see the header (time and sender information).

Yes, it is possible to carefully select parts of a message, and make sure you don't snag the beginning or end of the message so you don't "grab" the header. This is not what I'm looking for. I want a one-click-solution.

I found this post dating from 2013, about Skype/Lync. I'm looking for the same thing in Teams.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/update-enables-users-to-copy-instant-messages-without-author-name-and-time-stamp-in-skype-for-business-lync-2013-42c4ac43-9d14-d2be-ef38-107f15033bf7

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-17T16:12:06+00:00

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-27T17:14:53+00:00

    The worst part actually is, sometimes when you copy text, it ONLY copies the timestamp and name and completely removes everything you actually highlighted. How about they make usernames highlight-able, and only add the timestamp when I highlight the entire line in chat, and make it so double clicking the text doesn't highlight the timestamp!

    If a coworker sends me the path to a file I need in the shared drive, and I paste it into the file explorer, ONLY THE TIMESTAMP IS COPIED! Someone had to go out of their way to make it so what is highlighted, isn't what is copied. It makes my head spin how this could happen, and the fact it's been like this FOR YEARS!

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-29T18:44:43+00:00

    Amen brother

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-14T18:57:23+00:00

    Best solution I have to this is to:

    CTRL+A to select the whole message and then click Shift+Left arrow and then CTRL+C

    This should select the entire message and none of the additional info aka the time and sender information.

    Wish we could just toggle that feature off but this seems like a pretty quick workaround for the issue.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-25T19:13:08+00:00

    Worst part is, this would be stupidly simple if it's coded in c# (which it probably is)
    Just comment out the code that adds the timestamp. or just any code that changes how the clipboard interacts with teams at all.

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